{"id":2091910,"date":"2026-08-13T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091910"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:55:57","slug":"elastica-announce-expanded-deluxe-reissue-of-classic-self-titled-debut-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091910","title":{"rendered":"Elastica announce expanded deluxe reissue of classic self-titled debut album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-justine-elastica.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elastica announce expanded deluxe reissue of classic self-titled debut album<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;After 30 years, to see these songs still hold meaning for people is very special to us&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-13T14:55:57+01:00\">13th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-justine-elastica-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Elastica\u2019s Justine Frischmann, 1995\" title=\"Elastica\u2019s Justine Frischmann, 1995\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Elastica\u2019s Justine Frischmann, 1995. CREDIT: Mick Hutson\/Redferns<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Elastica are set to reissue their seminal self-titled debut album \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1258\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018The Rise\u00a0And\u00a0Fall\u00a0Of\u00a0Britpop\u2019: what happened to the key players next<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Britpop band split up in 2001, but appeared to tease something late last month on social media. At the time, they didn\u2019t say if this would involve new music, live performances or archive re-releases. However, the group did confirm that the project would represent their first significant action since they released the remastered version of their debut for Record Store Day 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>After\u00a0winning the Best New Band prize at the 1994\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Awards, that album became one of the defining releases of the Britpop era, topping the UK Albums Chart and including the singles \u2018Connection\u2019, \u2018Line Up\u2019 and \u2018Stutter\u2019. It went on to be named as one of\u00a0<em>NME\u2019s<\/em> 500 Greatest Albums of All Time \u2013 and became the fastest-selling debut album since Oasis\u2019 \u2018\u2026Morning Glory\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve shared news of a packed reissue featuring rarities and B-sides, while the vinyl edition includes a poster of the original advert for the album, which has been recreated from the band\u2019s own personal archive. Limited edition LP pre-orders will also receive a limited original flexi disc of \u2018Cleopatra\u2019 dating from 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the release, Elastica said they were proud of the record and \u201ceverything it represents\u201d, adding: \u201cReleasing this album in 1995 was a defining moment for all of us. After 30 years, to see these songs still hold meaning for people is very special to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3962430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3962430\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-elastica.jpg\" alt=\"Elastica re-issue\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3962430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LP Editions of their debut feature an original poster recreated from the band\u2019s archive, with initial pre-orders also receiving a limited original flexi-disc of Cleopatra from 1995. CREDIT: PRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Tracklisting (2LP):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Line Up\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Annie\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Connection\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Car Song\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hold Me Now\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018S.O.F.T.\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Indian Song\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2018Blue\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018All-Nighter\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Waking Up\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u20182:1\u2032<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Vaseline\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Never Here\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Stutter\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018See That Animal\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Spastica\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Cleopatra\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Car Wash\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Blue\u2019 (Donna\u2019s 4-Track Demo)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Brighton Rock\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018In The City\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pussycat\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Rockunroll\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Gloria\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rough Trade Records have taken on stewardship of the record, which will be reissued in full on October 2 \u2013 you can pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3962432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3962432\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-elastica-sleeve-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Elastica&apos;s 1995 debut\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3962432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elastica\u2019s 1995 debut album art. CREDIT: PRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elastica were formed by guitarist and singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch in 1992 after their departure from\u00a0Suede, joined in the original line-up by guitarist Donna Matthews and bassist Annie Holland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>After a turbulent five-year wait after their seismic debut, Elastica returned with their second and final album \u2018The Menace\u2019 in 2000, with Frischmann confirming that the group had split the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Reunion\u00a0rumours\u00a0were sparked in January 2017 when Matthews, Holland and Welch were pictured together at Abbey Road Studios, but it later\u00a0emerged\u00a0that they had been working on the remastered reissue of \u2018Elastica\u2019 that year.<\/p>\n<p>Frischmann\u00a0also revealed in 2017 that\u00a0M.I.A. had asked the band to reunite for her Meltdown Festival in London, and though she said she was \u201ctempted\u201d by the offer, the reunion did not end up taking place.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur recalled being invited to join Elastica during the \u201990s, after Holland experienced difficulties\u00a0with heroin withdrawal. She had been due to play at\u00a0Lollapalooza, but Hole\u2019s management prevented her from accepting the invite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very cool offer, but not cool that I had to say no,\u201d she told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>. \u201cWhen Elastica came out with that Britpop post-punk attitude combined with pop catchiness, they were an exciting anomaly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Britpop<\/li>\n<li>Elastica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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It was one huge celebration\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch previously-unseen footage of Oasis\u2019 early 1994 gig in Glasgow<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Oasis tour promoter granted licence for gigs at Knebworth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Elastica tease their return: \u201cMissed us?\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Trailer and one-night-only cinema release date announced for Pulp\u2019s new \u2018What Do You Do For An Encore\u2019 film<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Elastica are set to reissue their seminal self-titled debut album \u2013 check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1258\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018The Rise\u00a0And\u00a0Fall\u00a0Of\u00a0Britpop\u2019: what happened to the key players next<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Britpop band split up in 2001, but appeared to tease something late last month on social media. At the time, they didn\u2019t say if this would involve new music, live performances or archive re-releases. However, the group did confirm that the project would represent their first significant action since they released the remastered version of their debut for Record Store Day 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>After\u00a0winning the Best New Band prize at the 1994\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Awards, that album became one of the defining releases of the Britpop era, topping the UK Albums Chart and including the singles \u2018Connection\u2019, \u2018Line Up\u2019 and \u2018Stutter\u2019. It went on to be named as one of\u00a0<em>NME\u2019s<\/em> 500 Greatest Albums of All Time \u2013 and became the fastest-selling debut album since Oasis\u2019 \u2018\u2026Morning Glory\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ve shared news of a packed reissue featuring rarities and B-sides, while the vinyl edition includes a poster of the original advert for the album, which has been recreated from the band\u2019s own personal archive. Limited edition LP pre-orders will also receive a limited original flexi disc of \u2018Cleopatra\u2019 dating from 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the release, Elastica said they were proud of the record and \u201ceverything it represents\u201d, adding: \u201cReleasing this album in 1995 was a defining moment for all of us. After 30 years, to see these songs still hold meaning for people is very special to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3962430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3962430\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-elastica.jpg\" alt=\"Elastica re-issue\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3962430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LP Editions of their debut feature an original poster recreated from the band\u2019s archive, with initial pre-orders also receiving a limited original flexi-disc of Cleopatra from 1995. CREDIT: PRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Tracklisting (2LP):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Line Up\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Annie\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Connection\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Car Song\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Smile\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hold Me Now\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018S.O.F.T.\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Indian Song\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2018Blue\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018All-Nighter\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Waking Up\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u20182:1\u2032<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Vaseline\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Never Here\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Stutter\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018See That Animal\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Spastica\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Cleopatra\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Car Wash\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Blue\u2019 (Donna\u2019s 4-Track Demo)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Brighton Rock\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018In The City\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Pussycat\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Rockunroll\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Gloria\u2019 (BBC Radio 1 Session)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rough Trade Records have taken on stewardship of the record, which will be reissued in full on October 2 \u2013 you can pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3962432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3962432\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3962432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-elastica-sleeve-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Elastica&apos;s 1995 debut\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3962432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elastica\u2019s 1995 debut album art. CREDIT: PRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elastica were formed by guitarist and singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch in 1992 after their departure from\u00a0Suede, joined in the original line-up by guitarist Donna Matthews and bassist Annie Holland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>After a turbulent five-year wait after their seismic debut, Elastica returned with their second and final album \u2018The Menace\u2019 in 2000, with Frischmann confirming that the group had split the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Reunion\u00a0rumours\u00a0were sparked in January 2017 when Matthews, Holland and Welch were pictured together at Abbey Road Studios, but it later\u00a0emerged\u00a0that they had been working on the remastered reissue of \u2018Elastica\u2019 that year.<\/p>\n<p>Frischmann\u00a0also revealed in 2017 that\u00a0M.I.A. had asked the band to reunite for her Meltdown Festival in London, and though she said she was \u201ctempted\u201d by the offer, the reunion did not end up taking place.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur recalled being invited to join Elastica during the \u201990s, after Holland experienced difficulties\u00a0with heroin withdrawal. She had been due to play at\u00a0Lollapalooza, but Hole\u2019s management prevented her from accepting the invite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very cool offer, but not cool that I had to say no,\u201d she told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>. \u201cWhen Elastica came out with that Britpop post-punk attitude combined with pop catchiness, they were an exciting anomaly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/elastica-announce-expanded-deluxe-reissue-of-classic-self-titled-debut-album-3962412&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-justine-elastica.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Elastica announce expanded deluxe reissue of classic self-titled debut album &#8220;After 30 years, to see these songs still hold meaning for people is very special to us&#8221; By Poppy Burton 13th August 2026 Elastica\u2019s Justine Frischmann, 1995. 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